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Senior Software Engineer

Richardson, Texas

Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

With these values to guide us, our people are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we are honored to serve.

Senior Software Engineer

Requisition number: 2349320 Job category: Technology Primary location: Richardson, TX Date posted: 03/18/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale.Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop software applications and application components in an agile environment using .NET Core and Angular
  • Create high-quality software by conducting peer design/code reviews and developing automated test cases 
  • Software architecture and design using established design patterns such as Vertical Slice Architecture, Clean Architecture, and GoF design patterns
  • Creates and updates SQL stored procedures
  • Read, analyze, and refactor code to a more efficient or maintainable solution
  • Act as a hands-on engineer, leading by example and working independently
  • Builds production-ready features and capabilities adhering to best engineering standards
  • Share knowledge internally with peers and leaders, acting as a resource for teams and business units within areas of expertise
  • Guide and mentor junior engineers within the organization
  • Analyzes and investigates production issues as they arise
  • Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
  • 6+ years of software development experience  
  • 4+ years of experience focused on .NET core web related technologies 
  • 3+ years of experience in API & Integrations: Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs

  • 2+ years of experience in DevOps & CI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, Fortify Scan, SonarQube)
  • 1+ years of experience in building scalable, performant and high-availability applications using ASP.NET Web API, Angular and web services (API backend heavy) 
  • 1+ years of experience designing and developing data-driven applications using RDMBS (SQL Server, Oracle, PL/SQL) and/or NoSQL datastores

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of development with Elasticsearch or like search engine
  • Experience in deploying applications on public cloud infrastructure
  • Experience in a lead or senior role
  • Experience in banking/financial/healthcare domain
  • Demonstrated flexibility to work across a variety of software-related disciplines: solution design, agile development, unit testing and refactoring
  • Demonstrated solid background in designing RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and service-oriented architecture
  • Expertise in optimizing high-traffic, real-time payment processing systems for latency and throughput

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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